By: Jackson Girard
Over the last two hundred years, exponential growth driven by the industrial revolution has lifted millions out of poverty, reshaping communities and societies.[1] Behind this growth lies the darker truth of the sacrifice of community health. It is time to confront who has truly borne the price of progress.[2] One of the starkest examples of the hidden costs of progress is found in Cancer Alley.
By: Muhammad Maroof
Is recognizing ecocide as an international crime the next step in protecting the environment from large companies and the countries funding them? Vanuatu andgmail other small countries think so and have pushed for the recognition of the crime for years. On September 9th, 2024, ecocide was “formally introduced for consideration by member states of the International Criminal Court” (ICC).[1]
Legislators throughout the country and at multiple levels of government are passing legislation making clear that Electric vehicles (“EV”) are the future. On the federal level the Biden administration is investing “$7.5 billion to build a national network of 500,000 EV chargers,” more than $7 billion to provide domestic manufacturers with critical minerals and other components to make batteries, and “over $10 billion for clean transit and school buses.”[1] Likewise, legislators here in Illinois are similarly prioritizing EV through legislation. In 2021 Illinois passed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, which set out a goal to have one million EVs on the road by 2030.[2]
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